New Jersey

American  

noun

1. a state in the eastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. 7,836 square miles (20,295 square kilometers). Trenton. NJ (for use with zip code), N.J.

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New Jersey British  

noun

1. Abbreviation: N.J..   NJ.  a state of the eastern US, on the Atlantic and Delaware Bay: mostly low-lying, with a heavy industrial area in the northeast and many coastal resorts. Capital: Trenton. Pop: 8 638 396 (2003 est). Area: 19 479 sq km (7521 sq miles)

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New Jersey Cultural  

1. State in the northeastern United States, bordered by New York to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Delaware Bay to the south and west, and Pennsylvania to the west. Its capital is Trenton, and its largest city is Newark.

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One of the thirteen colonies.

Other Word Forms

• New Jerseyan noun
• New Jerseyite noun

Example Sentences

A nine-month cosmetology program in New Jersey, for instance, costs $17,000 while a 14-month aircraft maintenance program in Florida costs $40,000, according to a college affordability list maintained by the Education Department.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

In New York and New Jersey, daily commuters are not expected to have to pay more than their typical fares, but they may experience more congestion and delays on match days.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

U.S. authorities have since identified individuals affiliated with the PCC in Florida, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Tennessee.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

It’s a Homeric voyage, if Homer were familiar with the complicated system of roadways and toll stations that is the New Jersey Turnpike.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

I read in the newspaper that Mr. Thomas Edison of New Jersey has invented a lamp that runs on electricity instead of oil.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman